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Most Popular Custom Kernels for Android: ElementalX, blu_spark, and more!

Skanda Hazarika October 3, 2021

There's an abundance of options in the Android smartphone market. Thanks to the developer-friendly nature of the Android ecosystem, there are also countless options to customize and modify your phone beyond the options offered by OEMs. Due to the fact Android uses the Linux kernel at its core, kernel sources are one of the cornerstones...

Sultanxda Posts His Unofficial LineageOS 14.1 ROM for the OnePlus 5T

Doug Lynch February 5, 2018

XDA Recognized Developer Sultanxda has become quite popular in the OnePlus community thanks to the work he's done on unofficial builds of LineageOS. Official builds and even some unofficial builds don't typically see much optimization beyond what's included in the source code, but Sultanxda's LineageOS 14 builds for the OnePlus 5T improve the phone's camera quality, used a kernel...

Sultanxda’s Unofficial LineageOS 14.1 Lands on the OnePlus One

Aamir Siddiqui June 24, 2017

The OnePlus One is a classic. While the phone has not reached the levels of community excellence that vintage devices like the HTC HD2 did, it is seemingly on track to accomplish that status. The OnePlus One is among one of the few modern Android devices that balances specifications with a very strong developer community...

Sultanxda’s Unofficial LineageOS For OnePlus 3/3T Updated to Android 7.1 Nougat

Aamir Siddiqui April 13, 2017

Sultanxda is no stranger here on XDA-Developers and our forums. He is best known for his unofficial LineageOS (previously CyanogenMod) builds for OnePlus devices which incorporate his custom fixes and improvements, with a focus on the camera prowess of the device. On the OnePlus 3 and 3T, Sultanxda's ROM was available on Android 6.0 Marshmallow base...

SultanXDA Explains Unified ROM Method and Approach on the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T

Aamir Siddiqui December 19, 2016

Back when we covered that XDA Recognized Developer Sultanxda released his custom CyanogenMod 13 ROM and Kernel for the OnePlus 3T, a lot of people were surprised to see the "same" ROM build that was released for the OnePlus 3T make its way to the OnePlus 3 (or vice versa!). Sultanxda adopted the unified approach to distributing ROMs...

Sultanxda Bypasses New SafetyNet Unlocked Bootloader Check on Latest CM13 Builds for OP3

Steven Zimmerman October 22, 2016

Google’s SafetyNet has been a huge thorn in the side of anyone who wants to use Android Pay while having full control over their phones. Until recently, it has mostly been about disabling Android Pay on devices with Root, but a couple days ago, Google took it one step further -- they are triggering SafetyNet even...

Sultanxda’s Unofficial CyanogenMod 13 Lands on the OnePlus 3

Aamir Siddiqui August 21, 2016

If you are a OnePlus user since the One days and frequented the XDA subforums, this name would need no introduction. Sultanxda is responsible for kicking things up a notch for the camera performance on the OnePlus One. First, he allowed 1080p video recording with the front camera. And then, he bumped it up to 2K!...